Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-07-13
BROWNsDALE.

BROWNSDALE.
Hot.
80 in the shade.
Dexter has ladies base ball club.
ED Bacon, of Minneapolis. was in town the
past week.
A. 8. Sleeper had his carriage painted up
in good style.
Good meals and good beds at Landlord
Eliott's Hotel.
Mrs. JohnlAvery expects to 60 to Eau Clair,
Wis.,, this week.
Jno. Wideman arrived home the past week
from tout west"
c. o. Sleeper, wife and children went to
Hayneld, Monday.
George Curtiss leaves this place for Califor-
mia next Saturday.
Mel Brown and wife of Grand Meadow took
in the sights here the 4th.
George Warren, of warren Mills, Wis.,, was
in town the past week.
Mrs. Len Anibel returned few days ago
from visit to Fairmont.
W. Elliott has made an application for
post master of this place.
Miss Annie Stokes, left here Friday noon
on a visit to sister in Iowa.
Mrs. Jno. Goodrich arrived home last week
from lengthy visit to Winona.
The band boys were served with good
supper the 18th, at MrssJ. Stokes.
Haying has commenced in earnest and will
be better crop than was expected.
Mrs. Emma Glover and Chas. Dickens were
married at Minneapolis short time ago.
The stores of A. L. Sleeper Sons and b. II.
Bacon look nice with newly painted fronts.
B. 8. Bacon expects q new carnage soon.
Brownsville and vicinity sports a good many
nice rigs
Mrs. James Stokes arrived home last week
from.a visit to her brother Martin johnson at
saltwater.
George Hines, Of Saints Rest, was in town
the 18th, but did not bring the school ma'am
with him.
The Brownsville base club; went over to
Grand Meadow Sunday to interview the Grand
Meadow club.
L.C Gillet is cutting his barley, and will
have good crop notwithstanding that pest,
the chinch bug.
Ralph Auncy left Monday moring for Zum.
brota, where he has a position to carve beef
up in good style.
for Wolga, D. T., and from there viii 20 to
California to reside.
Fred Hunt, of st Paul, took in the 4th here.
Fred is the proprietor of job printing house.
and is making money.
Miss Eide Billings, formerly of this place,
but now of Minneapolis, changed her name
by marrying Mr.. CLARK.
Sneak thieves went through George Curtiss'
residence, the 4th in the absence of the fam
lily, but failed to get any valuables.
At Sleeper T. Sons you can get naackerel,
trout. white fish, salmon. Goldfish, herring,
dried beef, pork, etc., ct bottom prices. y
Ell. Ellsworth is tearing up the Sidewalk
fronting his residence, and making new
one with sand, We think good heavy rain
Will wash that kind OF walk away.
Mrs. II. Tilton dished up ice cream the 4th,
and will continue to do so Saturday after.
moons and evenings, at the Simpson Block.
T. K. Dahle returned the past week from a
trip to Portland, Oregon. Tom took in the
Salmon canning establishment. He says til
immense. e..*e@1 :. s@T
Little Grace Curtiss had her arm badly hurt
and some bones splintered bv playmate
falling onto it from hayIoft last week. DR..
Gray fixed itup. "
The chinch bugs will do lots of damage
. here. more than the farmers are aware OF
yet. J. B. Wright has q IS acre Held that il
!. spoilt by the little pests. g. E. Gillstt haa
- q field of corn that they are to work In, and
probably will destroy. Barley being 60
nearly matured can be nearly oil saved.
The Fourth Of July celebration here was q
s success. Over Z thousand people were pres.
s ent from the surrounding country. and some
present from st. Paul, ::Faribanlt. Minneepo.
liz. Austin, Grand Meadow, Dexter, Rose
Creek. etc. The speaking, music, vooal and
Instrumental, we're good, and did justice ia
the occasion. Landlord Elliott dished up an
elegant dinner for the hungry ones, and about
O'clock the "Kuklux" made their appear.
ance, and were followed by foot and bar races
and ended With IRE works III the evening and
dance at sleeper's Hall. The usual Fourth
Of July DRINKS we're scarce. SO much for
nigh license,